Pyjama pants



A. LEFKOWITZ 'PYJAMA PANTS- May 17, 1927. 1,628,891

Filed July 15. 1925 JELJ" as].

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Patented May 17, 1927.

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Application filed July 15, 1925 Serial No. 43,690. 7

My invention relates to fpyj ama jpants, my more particular 'purposebeing to make "the garment .of such construction asto adapt it foraaiumber of different uses and to increase its serviceability as well asits appearance. i

Reference is made to the accompanying drawing forming a part ofniyspecification, and, in which like reference characters indicate likeparts throughout each of the fig ures.

' Figure 1 is a fragmentary-front elevation showing my improved pyjamapants as they appear When worn ordinarily and as closed in the front.

. Figure 2 is a fragmentary front elevation showing the pants as theyappear with the front open, the slit being concealed by the ,fiap.

The body member of the pants is shown at 3 and the legs at a and 5.

The body member is provided at its upper edge with a waistband 6, havingthe general form of a tubular hem, and extending through this waistband.is a belt 7. The belt may be made of any suitable material such as clothor leather, and preferably has the form ofa flatand strong tape. Thebelt can be tied into a knot 8, or fastened in any equivalent mannerwell known in this art.

The body member 3 is provided with a pair of mating portions 9 and 10,which are movable relatively to each other, and may be drawn apart asindicated in Figure 2.

The waistband 6 extends along the top of these portions. The portions 9and 10 can be drawn angularly apart as indicated in Figure 2. by merelysliding the adjacent portions of the waistband 6 along the belt7.

The portions 9 and 10 are provided with buttons 11 and 12, each spaced alittle dis-. tance away from the adjacent outer or free edge of theportion upon which it is secured.

The body member 3 is further provided with a fiap 13 secured firmly toit, and provided with button holes 1% and 15 which match the buttons 11and 12.

The flap may be raised into the position indicated in Figure 1 and heldin that position by the buttons. be lowered, in which event it simplyhangs lVhenever the flap is raised into the position indicated in Figurel and buttoned as shown in that figure, the portions9 and 10 can bemoved apart, within limits permitted Figure 1.

Again, the flap may by therbuttons 11 and :12, which holdth'ese partsrelatively to the fla p 13, Q i I Thatvi's to say, when the flap isbuttoned up as, indicated in Figure-1, the operator can shift the;1151113595 and: 1-0 slightly ,to promote the cornfortji-of the wearer,but; can'='- 1'1ot displace these-flaps to any gieatfextent l' e'causethey are held'from undue displacement by the buttons 11 and 12. r

When, however, the flap is unbuttoned and lowered, the portions 9 and 10of the garment may be moved apart freely; the

shirring of the waistband 6 readily permitting this movement, and thebuttonsll and 12, being free to move further apart because no longerconfined by the flap. A pair of pyjama pants made in accord ance with myinvention may be worn around the house with comparative freedom ifbrought into the condition indicated in la-rly during hot weather, thewearer of the pants may without impropriety have considerable freedom ofmovement in walking around the house and in this way my garment promotescomfort and convenience, without any oflsetting drawbacks. As may Thusat all times and particube readily understood from the foregoingdescription, the body member of the pants 7 1s provided at its frontwith a slit, and at its top edge with a shirred waistband, the latterbeing open in front and provided with end portions which extendsubstantially to the slit, these end portions being slidable upon thebelt 7 and thus movable toward and from each other as guided by thebelt,

in order to shift the adjacent portion of the body member so as to closeand open the slit. It will also be noted that the flap 13 is wide enoughto cover the slit whether open or closed, and is free to swing intodifferent normal positions relatively to'sa-id body member, in order tocover and uncover the v slit.

The fastenings whereby the flap is held in position to cover and thusconceal the slit are located far enough apart to enable the flap toextend entirely across the slitwhether open or closed. In other wordsthe buttons 11, 12, with their respective button holes are spaced apartby practically the full width of the flap, this width being adequate toenable the, flap to conceal the slit, even when opened to its maximumlimit. 7

Thus it is practicable for the wearer to either openor close the slit,as his comfort may require, without disturbing the flap from itsposition indicated in Figures 1 and 2.

I do not limit myself to the precise construction shown, as variationsmay be made therein without departing from my invention, the scope ofwhich is commensurate with my claim. I

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let ters Patentis as follows: a

In pyjama pants, a body member provided at its front with a slit, and atits top edge with a shirred waistband open in front and with its endportions extending substantially to the slit, the end portions of thewaistband being movable toward and from each other in order to shift theadjacent portions of said body member and thus to close and open saidslit, said adjacent portions of said body member being free and adaptedto meet together so asto completely close said slit throughout itsentire length, a flap conncted with said body member and wide enough tocover said'slit whether open or closed, said flap being free to! swinginto different normal positions relatively to said body member in orderto cover and uncover said slit, and means for securing said flap inposition to cover said slit and thereby conceal the same.

AMELIA LEFKOWITZ.

